Fever Send 7-Word Message on Caitlin Clark as WNBA Training Camp Opens
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The Indiana Fever are just three weeks from opening the 2025 WNBA season, and with Caitlin Clark back for her sophomore season and an entirely remade roster--not to mention coaching staff--expectations are high.
Clark, Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Hull, and Damiris Dantas are the only remaining players from last year's team, which finished strong after a 3-10 start and earned a playoff spot at 20-20, before losing to the Connecticut Sun in a two-game sweep.
The Fever brought in former coach Stephanie White, as well as two new probable starters, DeWanna Bonner and Natasha Howard, as well as top-flight depth pieces like Sophie Cunningham, Sydney Colson and Brianna Turner.
But the focal point is still Clark, who wrapped up last year with averages of 19.2 points, a league-best 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds. Clark attempted 8.9 3-pointers per game and made 3.1 of them in 2024, a relatively modest (by her standards) 34.4% from the arc. Her 122 makes from the 3-point line were a WNBA rookie record and No. 2 all-time behind Sabrina Ionescu.
On Sunday at the opening of traning camp, the Fever's team site noted Clark is back in the gym and back hoisting 3s. The team wrote: "things we've missed: Caitlin Clark draining threes."
things we've missed: Caitlin Clark draining threes 💦 pic.twitter.com/0GDdqG0jpB— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) April 27, 2025
The Fever should expect a more efficient Clark from the 3-point line. But Clark can expect a better supporting cast. It's a deeper team, with an emphasis on defense.
“I think the most important thing for us is defensive versatility,” White said after the draft. “Now we know we have a lot of weapons on the offensive end of the floor, but on those nights when we’re not making shots, or when things are a little bit more difficult, we’ve got to be able to get stops, and we’ve got to get better in that area, no doubt about it.
"So having players who can fill those gaps, having players who can give us different looks on the defensive end."
